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QUANTIFIERS

QUANTIFIERS. How to “ count ” in English…. COUNTABLE NOUNS. Have singular & plural (car / cars) You can count them (a car/ three cars / some cars). UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. Only have singular ( sugar ) You can’t count them ( 3 sugars )

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QUANTIFIERS

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  1. QUANTIFIERS Howto “count” in English…

  2. COUNTABLE NOUNS • Have singular & plural (car / cars) • You can countthem (a car/ three cars / some cars)

  3. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS • Onlyhave singular (sugar) • Youcan’tcountthem (3 sugars) • We needquantifierstocountthem ( a bit of sugar, twospoonsof sugar)

  4. COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE? • Somenouns can be dual (bothcountable and uncountable: • -Chocolate uncountable(give me a bar of chocolate / I needsome chocolate) • -Chocolate countable: (I had5 chocolates)

  5. COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE? • Chickenuncountable: (I´dlikesomepiecesof chicken) • Chickencountable: (theyhad6 chickensin theirfarm)

  6. A / AN, SOME / ANY

  7. MANY • With plural countablenouns. • I havemanybooks.

  8. MUCH • Withuncountablenouns. • I don’thavemuchtime ormoneybutI’mhappy.

  9. A LOT OF • Withcountableoruncountablenouns. • I havea lot of books. • I don’thavea lot of time ormoney.

  10. (A) LITTLE • Withuncountablenouns. • He has (a) littlemoney.

  11. (A) FEW • Withcountablenouns. • I have (a) fewfriends.

  12. A lot of vs. a lot. • Alot of + NOUN. (A lot of people). • VERB + a lot. (I sleepa lot. ) ( I sleep a lotof).

  13. TOO, TOO MANY, TOO MUCH. • I’mstressed. I havetoomuchwork. • Mydietisreallyunhealthy. I eattoomanypizzas. • I don’twanttogoout. I’mtootired. • TOO: “more thanisgood”. Toomuch + uncountablenoun (coffee, time) orafter a verb. (I smoketoomuch) Toomany + countablenoun (people, cars). Too + adjective (NOT I’mtoomuchtired).

  14. ENOUGH • Do youeatenough vegetables? • Shedoesn’tsleepenough. • Myfridgeisn’tbigenough. • Enough: “allthatisnecessary” Enough + noun Verb + enough Adjective / adverb + enough

  15. TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO MANY or ENOUGH? • I’mnotveryfit. Idon’t do _______ exercise. • Ican’twalktoschool. It’s _______ far. • There are ________ cars ontheroadstoday. • Ispend _____ time onthecomputer–itgives me headaches. • Idon’tsleep __________ - only 5 or 6 hours, but i reallyneed 8. • Iwas _______ illtogotoworkyesterday. • Therewere ________ people at theparty, so itwasimpossibleto dance. • Ialwayshave ________ work and not ____________ free time. ENOUGH TOO TOO MANY TOO MUCH ENOUGH TOO TOO MANY TOO MUCH ENOUGH

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